Halloween

Happy Halloween!Hope you had lot's of fun, lot's of treats, and no bad candy!



Crochet spider pattern will be available at my shop again next year!

Pumpkin Patch Amigurumi and Dragonfly Yukata

These are my latest goodies. The first is a pumpkin patch set. I made some of these last year, and they were really popular (even my grandmother wanted some^^)You can find them at my Etsy store!



And this is my latest men's yukata order. The buyer sent me the fabric from http://bugfabric.com/, which was a lovely grey-blue with a slight gold under tone. The pattern had dragonflies and water patterns all over it. The only problem was the person who cut it was sloppy and cut it crooked. I hate when they do that; it ends up wasting fabric.

New Etsy store!

So, I finally decided to set up my Etsy store. I've already been favorited by people I don't know! Seriously though, I'm kinda exited about it. So go over to Mori-chan's Garden and check it out!



Maggie, my latest fashion model! Isn't she cute in her yukata?



Angry bird earrings are at my shop too!

Cinderella's dream

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow Holly is in her high school play. All told she acts in nine performances. She plays the Evil Stepmother in the retelling of Cinderella, titled Cinderella's dream. Basically it's a comedy, with the two stepsisters being played by boys and lots of funny stuff like setting skirts on fire. It's hard for Holly to play her part; she has to yell the entire 2+ hours of the play, and because she is shorter than most of the other actors she has to wear really high stiletto shoes. She has blisters and bloody spots all over her feet, and the first night she yelled herself hoarse. But the play was so good I went to see it again.

The Evil Step-family and Cinderella. Holly's the one in burgundy, playing Lady Nervosa Pigmentosa, also known as the Evil step-witch.



You can't see it, but the other stepsister just did something stupid. With names like Ecxema and Euphoria what did you expect? Also, I made the pumpkin, the most important prop^^



Speaking of crochet pumpkins, I made this for Holly. She can wear it as a necklace or a bracelet charm.

Tiny Fish Amigurumi

Today I finished this little fish. He's a cute little guy, right?





I also made Holly a bracelet, but she ran off with it before I could take a picture. Maybe tomorrow...

Happy Easter!

It's Easter!



Here comes the Easter bunny! At my house, the Easter comes while we are at church.



And Easter means treats, and eggs. Why not both at the same time? These lemonade cookies were fun to paint. Food color paint, that is^^



My new Easter jewelry set. I hadn't tried this kind of bead weaving before. What do you think?

Amigurumi

Amigurumi is a Japanese word simply meaning knit/crocheted toy. Basically amigurumi are stuffed animals, dolls, etc which is made by knitting/crocheting the form of the toy and then stuffing. The method of making these toys is not Japanese at all; however, those that knit or crochet often use the word amigurumi simply because saying something like 'a stuffed, crocheted cat' is a mouthful.
Amigurumi are usually worked in the round, which means instead of working back and forth like you see in afghans and sweaters, you work around and around. Amigurumi have very few if any seams; often the only stitching involved is the attaching of limbs. They come in as many shapes and sizes as any other soft toy, and are gaining popularity with both handicrafters and toy collectors of all ages.
I crochet, not knit, so the only example pictures I have are of crocheted amigurumi. I can't knit something that doesn't look like a cat chewed it to save my life! However, if you search for images under amigurumi, you can see many different types. Some are really creative, like an amigurumi Spock^^



An amigurumi Curious George. He's over 60 cm (two feet) tall, and does NOT have a tail. Curious George is a rather odd monkey like that^^



A mouse amigurumi, roughly 10 cm (4 inches) tall

Maggie's Birthday

Maggie's 8th B-day is here, and so are the frogs. She's obsessed with the little amphibians. Her birthday party this week end is Hello Kitty/Keroppi themed, but until then here's her present and a piniata!



Maggie's new amigarumi frog.
It's huge!
  

Hello Kitty-chan Pinata.
Made by me!

The frog was promptly named Frog.
What else would you name it?  

Easter and Mother's Day

Unfortunantly, Easter fell right before finals week this year, and I didn't bother to post anything. So I'll post the Easter stuff along with Mom's present. Crochet is such a good thing to do while studying; put your fingers on auto-pilot and go to town. I never follow patterns any way, and if you over do something a few quick tugs puts you back on track. Gets rid of fidgiting fingers and nail biting too ^^

Mother's Day set

Double soled slippers

Amigurumi bear

Amigurumi bunny. They don't have a face or limbs, but they're so cute. I made almost a dozen of them^^

Turtle amigurumi

stalker amigurumi turtle ^^

Easter fairy bunny

The wings are like a back-pack, and come off